TOP PHOTOS: Oct. 15, 2013

Here are the top pictures of the day from the Associated Press.

Pigeons rest on a metallic structure at Kotzia square, in front of Athens' city hall, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The squares of Athens host a very large number of pigeons throughout the year. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Swenson was being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against Taliban insurgents in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on Sept. 8, 2009, which claimed the lives of five Americans, 10 Afghan army troops and an interpreter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Chris Withrow reacts after a balk during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The moon rises behind the minaret of a mosque in Jaffa, a mixed Muslim, Christian and Jewish part of Tel Aviv during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha , Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels, to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Police officers detain a protester in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Police launched an arrest at subway station "Prague" where nationalists have called to gather citizens. Police stepped up patrols throughout the city on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of 2010 riots, when thousands of nationalists and soccer fans protested the killing of an ethnic Russian during a fight between soccer fans and men from the Caucasus. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

Indian villagers stand on the breached embankment of swollen Kangsabati river at Samat village in West Bengal state, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Heavy torrential rain in the aftermath of weekend Cyclone Phailin have made rivers to overflow causing flood situation in the state. (AP Photo)

An Indian man carries his bicycle after water levels rose following heavy rainfall in Jajpur district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa state, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Heavy torrential rain in the aftermath of weekend Cyclone Phailin have made rivers to overflow causing flood situation in the state. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

The bell of Basilica of the Holy Child lies amidst the rubble following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A private guard stands near the damaged Basilica of the Holy Child following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A Pakistani man holds a goat he bought from a livestock market, to be slaughtered on the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," which starts tomorrow in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. M(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A butcher sharpens his knife after killing a ram as part of Eid al-Adha celebrations on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, by sacrificially killing sheep, goats, cows or camels. The slaughter commemorates the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God's command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child's place. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

A Pakistani boy stands next to his two goats that he's hoping to sell at a livestock market, for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," which starts tomorrow in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels, to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Pakistani woman, center, buys bananas from a vendor standing at a livestock market, for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," which starts tomorrow in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels, to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, talks to students from Heritage Middle School in Hilliard, Ohio, about the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling crisis, as they visit the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The partial government shutdown is in its third week with less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In this Oct. 13, 2013 photo, fans and Boston Police officer Steve Horgan celebrate as Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter falls over the right field fence into the bullpen trying to catch a grand slam hit by Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz during Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series, in Boston. With one swing, Ortiz tied the game and helped the Red Sox send the AL championship series to Detroit tied one game apiece. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Stan Grosfeld) BOSTON HERALD OUT, QUINCY OUT; NO SALES INTERNET OUT ARCHIVE OUT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig is out at second as St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter turns a double play on a ball hit by Juan Uribe during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A member of the Flying Dubs, an acrobatic dunk team of the Golden State, Warriors performs during the NBA Global Games match between Golden State Warriors and LA Lakers at the Wukesong Stadium in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Masked members of the so-called Black Bloc anarchist group join in a march in support of striking teachers, marking National Teachers Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Teachers have been on strike demanding better pay for more than two months. Last week, a largely peaceful rally turned violent in Rio when small groups of masked protesters started hurling rocks and gasoline bombs at banks, stores and restaurants and set fire to a passenger bus. During the march Black Bloc anarchists tried to incite the crowd, but were kept in check by other demonstrators. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Alexis Leonard, left, and Chelsea Beresford kiss before applying for a marriage license at the Buncombe County Register of Deeds office in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger accepted the marriage license request and said he will send it to the office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. Reisinger says he thinks the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Adam Jennings)

Indian workers of Kolkata Municipal Corporation clear the banks of the River Ganges a day after the immersion of idols of Hindu God Durga, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of idols are immersed into water bodies across the country on the last day of Durga Puja festival, causing serious concerns of environmental pollution. (AP Photo/ Subrata Biswas)